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UNMC study: Vitamin D provides relief for those with chronic hives

vitamin D could be an add-on therapy for chronic hives

Feb 13, 2014

UNMC to hold discussions on bipolar disorder at Omaha Community Playhouse

Two mental health professionals from the University of Nebraska Medical Center will discuss bipolar disorder following the Feb. 16 and March 2 performance of “Next to Normal” at the Omaha Community Playhouse. The 2010 winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, “Next to Normal,” is a raw account of a family dealing with mental illness, […]

Feb 10, 2014

‘Animal Planet’ host Jeff Corwin to headline 2014 Nebraska Science Festival

Free tickets to be released Feb. 22 on first-come, first-served basis

Feb 5, 2014

Jeff Corwin

Pediatric obesity, from global to local

Parents today may outlive their children, according to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Feb 5, 2014

UNMC opens low vision satellite clinic in Lincoln

Photo: Low vision patient and Lincoln resident Peggy Campbell uses telescopic glasses when she drives. Campbell was fitted with the specialty glasses and taught how to use them through the Weigel Williamson Center for Visual Rehabilitation at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.     The Weigel Williamson Center for Visual Rehabilitation at the University […]

Feb 4, 2014

31 Michigan pharmacies now offering rapid-diagnostic strep/flu testing

Part of study involving Ferris State University, University of Nebraska Medical Center

Feb 4, 2014

Omaha, Neb. pharmacist, Tori McCarthy, performs a rapid strep test on Donald Klepser of UNMC.

UNMC pharmacy dean part of groundbreaking HIV research study

Teams with University of Minnesota researchers to better understand workings of HIV drugs

Feb 3, 2014

Courtney Fletcher, Pharm.D.

UNMC, Ferris State, Hy-Vee partner to offer rapid-diagnostic strep/flu test

Omaha-area Hy-Vee customers among first in U.S. to be offered test outside medical setting

Jan 31, 2014

Hy-Vee pharmacist, Tori McCarthy, performs a rapid strep test on Donald Klepser of UNMC.

UNMC College of Dentistry Reaches Out at Children’s Dental Day

Children’s Dental Day at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry in Lincoln is one of the most highly anticipated events of the year. Held on the first Friday in February, the event provides access to dental care for nearly 200 needy children from central and eastern Nebraska each year. This year children […]

Jan 31, 2014